Sinners Dawn I (BETA)

Chapter 6: Gone For Good

"Ask... my father?" Ariez murmured while raising a brow at the 3rd Prince. He turns his head behind him, searching for his father, the Remoirtan King's presence.

There he saw, King Alejandro standing up, his dilated pupils painted the horror in his face.

As everyone notices the royal commotion, Cruel quickly stands behind Juliet.

"Stay close to me, Princess," Cruel muttered with a sharp look.

Ariez slowly approached his father with his jaw hanging open, "Father? What's wrong?"

"That girl!" King Alejandro pointed at the blindfolded lady next to Prince Saga.

Saga faces the crowd with a huge grin on his dashing face, "Behold, people of Remoirta! Before you stands; the true-born heir to the throne, Princess Kristina!" Loudly, the Zoan Prince announced.

"True-born heir?!" The crowd roared as their hearts were filled with bewilderment.

"What's going on...?" Weakly, Princess Juliet murmured. She took a step back, feeling the rising tension within the halls.

Cruel stood before her, shielding her with his body if push came to shove.

"Stop this nonsense, right this instant!" Prince Ariez shouted, his anger burning through his silver eyes. "This is ridiculous, Prince Saga. Is this your attempt at usurping the Remoirtan throne?" He sneered.

Prince Saga glances at Ariez over his shoulder, only to pay him no mind. "Princess Kristina, please take off your blindfold." He whispered to his companion.

The raven-haired girl followed his command and revealed her silver eyes, akin to the King's and Ariez's.

"She has King Alejandro's eyes..." The aristocrats gossiped amongst themselves.

"Silence!" Ariez demanded, his rage-filled voice echoing throughout the room. He walks up to Kristina, aggressively grabbing her by the cheeks, "Just her eyes, and you all believe it to be true? What sort of imbeciles are you? Silver isn't even a rare color."

Suddenly, a silver glint flashed in the air, and along with it was the sound of steel cutting cleanly through flesh.

Alerted, Cruel faced Princess Juliet and warned her solemnly, "Look away, Princess."

Within the blink of an eye, Prince Ariez's hand fell on the floor. His blood spewed across the carpet. "Do not touch the heir with your filthy bastard hands, Ariez," Prince Saga reprimanded, holding his bloodstained rapier.

The Remoirtan Prince screamed with agony and horror, having lost his hand to one swift strike from the Zoan Prince.

"Prince Ariez!" The people cried and rushed to his aid, while Ariez demanded Saga to be arrested.

Unfazed, Saga simply walks up to the throne where King Alejandro and his Queen are sitting. "Go ahead, Kristina. Peer into his mind and soul, tell the world the truth of your existence."

Now what? Cruel gazed at the royalties, his furrowed brows could only paint half of his frustration. He looks around the crowd, searching for his companion, Natalis. To his relief, the redhead was safely standing next to her friend, Jawless.

At least, I don't have to worry about Natalis, the young assassin thought.

"Yes, Prince Saga," Kristina walks up to King Alejandro, who is frozen in fear next to his wife.

"Oh no, don't you dare interrupt," Prince Saga pointed his blade at the approaching Remoirtan soldiers. At his command, Jawless jumped into the scene to protect the Zoan Prince. "Good girl, Jawless. Keep them busy for me." He praised while smirking.